“…in a world where everyone is a publication, you just can’t play favorites, you have to find a way to spread the news on your own, without help from middlemen….No reason you can’t cover your own rollout. It requires that you understand your product, have an idea how people will see it.” – Dave Winer
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
SAFD Says Merry Christmas 2006
We finished trimming our first, real, Christmas tree in 4 years tonight, good thing too. Tonight was the annual, unofficial, St. Anthony Village Christmas parade. Christmas carols waving in and out of earshot as not one, not two, but four (!) St. Anthony Village Fire Department vehicles slowing cruising each block. Of course, the lighted …
Go Aristocrat Yourself
We watched The Aristocrats last night. While I was more entertained than I expected…I was just as uncomfortable as I expected. Four Highlights: Andy Richter telling the joke to his santa-hat wearing infant. If there’s anyone that completely doesn’t get it…it’s someone that totally lacks language comprehension. Cartman telling the joke on South Park. Making …
When Is Now?
“‘No, no, don’t answer it!’ I yelled. ‘It’s your parents! They’re calling from the future!’” – Jason Kottke Everytime we catch up to “live” tv with the TiVo, I’m reminded of this exchange from Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs: Dark Helmet: “What the hell am I looking at? When does this happen in the movie?” Colonel Sandurz: …
DRM: Doesn’t Really Matter
It’s no secret that folks looking to pick up some new tunes would like to avoid DRM at all costs, but instead of seeing CD sales skyrocket, there’s simply been a general decrease across the board in the whole “music buying scene.” – Darren Murph, Engadget If I buy CDs these days, it’s directly from …
Separating Work Place
“Work is no longer a place where you go, but something you do” – Business Week The whole article is good. I continually struggle with the notion of an office outside of the house. It alway feels like so much overhead, separation, and duplication (internet, plumbing, etc). I’m wishing Best Buy the best in this …
Minimum Purchases Violate Credit Card Merchant Agreements
“Always honor valid Visa cards, in your acceptance category, regardless of the dollar amount of the purchase. Imposing minimum or maximum purchase amounts is a violation.” As always, thanks go to Consumerist.com. The excuse I hear for this behavior is the credit card’s transaction costs (~3-5% of the transaction + a few pennies per transaction …
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Your Own, Personal Winecast
Tim’s giving away a pretty cool prize (his expertise just for you – for a year) for the winner of the A Menu for Hope III. There’s something else in there about using weblog technologies (RSS, etc) for one-on-one, hyper-niche conversations. I think in I need another cup of coffee to sort through it though.
Should I Be Relieved or Concerned?
While undigging from the vacation backlog, I peaked into a BaseCamp account I’m using for a handful of projects and received this message: Uh. Um. Well. Guess I’ll just toss that To Do list into the trash and head for the beach. On a related note – while going for my daily walk last Thursday …
Best Warning Sign Ever
Somewhere near a window in Beersel Castle.